Headdress

FILMMAKER JJ NEEPIN RECREATES HER GREAT-GRANDFATHER’S PORTRAIT AND EXPLORES THE RESPONSIBILITY OF WEARING A HEADDRESS.

0/10 2017 4K 6 min

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For First Nations communities, the headdress bears significant meaning. It's a powerful symbol of hard-earned leadership and responsibility. As filmmaker JJ Neepin prepares to wear her grandfather's headdress for a photo shoot she reflects on lessons learned and the thoughtless ways in which the tradition has been misappropriated.

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